C.N.S. Systems Chooses MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition for Advanced Aviation Communications Equipment

MontaVista Software, Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution, and C.N.S. Systems AB, which develops and markets systems for communication, navigation and surveillance for civil aviation, maritime and land markets, today announced that MontaVista® Linux® Carrier Grade Edition (CGE) 3.0 is the chosen operating system for the data management, and monitoring and control subsystems in the new VDL 4000/GS I ground station from C.N.S. Systems.

MontaVista Software and INFOCITY Enable Faster Boot Times for Linux-based Consumer Electronics Devices

MontaVista Software, Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution, and INFOCITY, Inc. today announced that INFOCITY’s new product FlashBoot, supports MontaVista® Linux® Professional Edition 3.0 (Pro) as its first reference operating system (OS). FlashBoot is a bootup module that enables safe loading of the OS running on a range of information appliances. FlashBoot loads the MontaVista Linux kernel from flash memory and boots up after initializing the device hardware. By supporting the JFFS2 file system, FlashBoot enables HDD-less boot-up with easy system configuration. Multiplexed system management capabilities allow users to select or boot any of multiple kernels on flash ROM, and upgrade the system in a sexp_channel_data_field_1_current and simple way even after the product is shipped. Using duplicated booting images and memory check features, systems can boot easily and in a sexp_channel_data_field_1_current fashion. In the event of system failure during the creation of the OS boot images, FlashBoot provides a safe re-start using backup boot images.

IDT AND MONTAVISTA SOFTWARE EXPAND PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE EMBEDDED LINUX SUPPORT FOR IDT INTERPRISE™ PROCESSOR

IDT™ (Integrated Device Technology, Inc.; Nasdaq: IDTI), a leading communications IC company, and MontaVista Software, Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution, today announced the extension of a partnership to provide Linux® support for the IDT Interprise™ family of integrated communications processors. The MontaVista® Linux Professional Edition 3.0 supports the IDT 79EB438 evaluation board that includes the IDT RC32438 Interprise™ PCI processor. The IDT RC32438 processor is ideal for communications applications within the enterprise and access markets including desktop/workgroup switches, gateways, wireless access points (WAPs) and virtual private network (VPN) equipment.

Divitron Picks MontaVista Linux for Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial Device

MontaVista Software, Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution, and Divitron Inc., which develops and manufactures products for Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial (DVB-T) networks, today announced that MontaVista® Linux® is the chosen operating system for Divitron’s AURA, a new porexp_channel_data_field_1_current field test and monitoring receiver for network builders and operators. AURA is a compact, integrated controlling and monitoring device that offers all the basic DVB-T measurements in real-time, and satisfies the demand for high coverage and quality DVB-T broadcasting services.

MontaVista Software Joins Forces with ATI to Deliver Platform for Digital TV Solutions

MontaVista Software, the company powering the embedded revolution, announced today that MontaVista® Linux® Professional Edition will support ATI’s XILLEON™ integrated SoC. OEMs of set-top boxes, digital TVs (DTVs), and other consumer electronics devices will benefit from this integrated cost-effective solution. The joint solution will be demonstrated at Mediacast 2003 at ExCel, London, UK from May 20 to 22, 2003.

MontaVista Linux Powers Traffic Control Devices from Peek Global

MontaVista Software Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution, today announced that Peek Traffic Inc., a global provider of solutions for traffic management, has chosen MontaVista® Linux® Professional Edition as the operating system (OS) for a variety of innovative mobility management systems. These traffic management systems include the EC-1® Traffic Signal Controller, the Modular Vehicle System (MVS), the Medium speed Digital Subscriber Line (MDSL) router and the TrafficBox roadside motorway unit.

Unique Human-Size Household Robot Developed on MontaVista Linux

MontaVista Software, Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution, today announced that Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TSE: 7011) has chosen MontaVista® Linux® to power ‘wakamaru’, the first human-size robot that can function as a house sitter, and watch over or provide companionship to individuals. MontaVista Software is displaying and demonstrating this revolutionary robot in its Booth (# 2210) at the Embedded Systems Conference this week in San Francisco, at the Moscone Center.

MontaVista Linux Powers New Panasonic Broadband TV Tuner

MontaVista Software, Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution, today announced the selection of MontaVista® Linux® as the development platform and operating system for Broadnow, the new broadband TV tuner from Panasonic (Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd: NYSE: MC; TSE: 6572). The Broadnow TV tuner is the first product in Matsushita’s new category of Broadband TVs that will allow consumers to experience high-quality video, music and other content distributed through broadband networks such as fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) and ADSL, with remote control of video recording via email. MontaVista Software will be displaying the Panasonic Broadnow at its booth (# 2210) at the Embedded Systems Conference, April 23-25, 2003, in San Francisco, at the Moscone Center.

Alcatel to use MontaVista Linux Carrier Grade Edition for Next-Generation Telecommunications Products

Alcatel (Paris: CGEP.PA and NYSE: ALA) and MontaVista Software, Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution, today announced the signing of a major multi-year corporate contract for MontaVista™ Linux® Carrier Grade Edition, an industry standard Linux platform for telecommunications applications. MontaVista® Linux® Carrier Grade Edition will be a building block for Alcatel products with embedded or real-time constraints.

MontaVista Linux Powers New IP Phone and Enterprise Media Exchange

MontaVista Software, Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution, and Zultys Technologies, which designs and manufactures products that integrate telecommunications and data communications for enterprise networks, today announced that MontaVista™ Linux® Professional Edition 3.0 is the chosen operating system for two newly launched Zultys devices, the ZIP 4x4 IP phone and the Zultys MX1200. The ZIP 4x4 integrates an IP phone with a multi-port switch while the MX1200 is the industry’s first enterprise media exchange product to deliver sophisticated PBX (private branch exchange), switch, router, and Internet gateway functionality in a single box.

MontaVista Linux to Power Advanced Motorola Mobile Phones

MontaVista Software, Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution, today announced that MontaVista™ Linux® is the chosen operating system for the recently announced Motorola A760 mobile phone, the world's first handset based on Linux and Java technology. The Motorola A760 combines features of a mobile phone with the capabilities of a personal digital assistant (PDA), digital camera, video player, MP3 player, speakerphone, advanced messaging, instant Internet access and Bluetooth™ wireless technology. The A760 is Motorola’s first handset demonstrating the company’s commitment to making the Linux operating system a key pillar of its handset software strategy. Motorola will be displaying this phone in its booth (# 4245) at the CTIA Wireless Conference this week in New Orleans.

MontaVista Software and Hughes Software Systems Enhance Availability of Telecom Software Components

MontaVista Software, the company powering the embedded revolution, and Hughes Software Systems (HSS), specialists in software components and services for convergent networks, today strengthened their existing partnership by announcing the enhanced availability of the HSS suite of telecommunications protocol stacks on MontaVista™ Linux® Carrier Grade Edition (CGE). Today, the two companies announced the immediate availability of HSS VoIP, Wireless, and Wireline protocol stacks now validated on MontaVista Carrier Grade Linux, including MAP, RANAP and GTP-C/U. Last year, HSS validated its SS7 and SIGTRAN protocol stacks on MontaVista Linux.

IBM, MontaVista Products Reduce Power in Consumer Electronics

IBM and MontaVista Software Inc. today announced a combination of technologies that could significantly extend battery life in consumer electronic products. The companies have shown that pairing the IBM PowerPC 405LP embedded processor with MontaVista Linux Consumer Electronics Edition (CEE) may reduce processor power consumption as much as 50 percent. This could translate to an estimated 20-percent overall power savings in a wide range of products such as smartphones and personal digital assistants (PDAs), helping extend battery life and reducing their size and cost.

MontaVista Software Powers New Panasonic Broadband Terminal

MontaVista Software, Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution, today announced the selection of MontaVista™ Linux® as the systems software platform for a new broadband terminal developed and manufactured by Panasonic Communications, Inc. and targeted for business organizations including telecommunication carriers, power or gas supply companies, and condominium and public facility management companies.

Toshiba America Electronic Components Supports MontaVista Software for Next-Generation Consumer Products

MontaVista Software Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution, today announced it has received an equity investment from Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC), an independent operating company of Toshiba America, a subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation (Toshiba) the global electronics firm. “As part of Toshiba’s overall strategy to offer complete platform solutions for market segments, such as digital consumer, communication, and high-end embedded applications, we are expanding our collaboration with MontaVista Software to further enhance our platform offering to our customers,” said Farhad Mafie, vice president of the ASSP Business Unit at TAEC. “The MontaVista Linux operating system in conjunction with Toshiba’s high-performance MIPS RISC processors provides a highly competitive solution for many key market segments.”

MontaVista and Altera Deliver World’s First On-the-Fly Reconfigurable Embedded Linux System

Altera Corporation (NASDAQ: ALTR) and MontaVista Software, Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution, today announced that the MontaVista™ Linux® Professional Edition now supports Altera’s Excalibur™ EPXA1 Development Kit. Together, the two companies are providing embedded system designers with a direct path to lower product costs and reduce time-to-market with the world’s first on-the-fly reconfigurable embedded Linux system, utilizing the MontaVista Linux Professional Edition, the leading embedded Linux OS and development platform, and Altera’s Excalibur embedded processor solutions.

MontaVista Linux Selected to Support Araneo’s IP TV Platform

MontaVista Linux Powers NEC’s New Home Server

MontaVista Software, Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution™, today announced the selection of MontaVista™ Linux® as the operating system for AX10, the new home AV server from NEC (TSE: 6701). The NEC AX10 home server is a disk-based recorder for audio-visual applications and is one of the “new style” of products developed by NEC as part of its personal computer line. With this “TV in a PC,” consumers can view, listen, edit, and save TV programs onto a hard disk or videotape. The AX10 lets users record broadcast content even when they are away from home, by using an i-mode cellular phone. It also connects personal PCs in a home network (wireless, Ethernet, etc.) with a variety of audio-visual equipment and distributes recorded content to every TV or PC in the home.

Omron Software and MontaVista Partner to Provide Embedded Linux Solution for Consumer Electronics Market

MontaVista Software, Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution™, and Omron Software Co., Ltd., a provider of Japanese input system software, today announced an alliance to pursue joint development and marketing opportunities. Omron’s popular Mobile Wnn entry system running on the award-winning embedded MontaVista™ Linux® platform will help embedded developers turn consumer electronics devices, such as cellular phones and PDAs, into high-quality mobile terminals.

Zintec Selects MontaVista Linux as Foundation Platform for New Set-Top Box Products

MontaVista Software Inc., the company powering the embedded revolution, today announced a collaboration with Zintec Holding, a company developing digital broadcast information system software for next-generation set-top box products. In Q1 2003, Zintec plans to deliver Open TV EN-2 set-top box software which has been developed using MontaVista™ Linux® Professional Edition. Zintec’s next-generation set-top software products will also be built using the powerful MontaVista Linux development platform. The software will be used on the ZDX 7200 (full-featured Open TV set-top box) and on the ZDX 720 (budget Open TV set-top box), which are manufactured and shipped by Zinwell, a major customer of Zintec. Zintec will also use MontaVista Linux for its PVR (Personal Video Recorder) and IP TV line of products. Zintec software products run on TMS320AV7200, a fully integrated set-top box solution from Texas Instruments.